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Happy Thanksgiving to those celebrating today. I'm sharing a card using a gel print background I made a while back.
It seemed perfect for some decoupaged pumpkins.
Then I decided it needed a few spatters!
Good to remember there's so much to be thankful for. Have a lovely week xxx
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Today I'm sharing some gel prints I've done for the GelliArts #marchprintingchallenge. Gel printing is very addictive, before you know it the whole room is covered in printed paper!
1. flowers
2. circles
3. rainbows
4. hearts
I also managed to use some die cut gelliprints on a gelliprint background for the #2022Marchcolorprompt challenge on Instagram.
Week 1- blue and teal
As always, the dilemma is make them into cards, keep as they are or use as a base for another project? What do you think?
Have a lovely week xx
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Valentine's Day is a good excuse to have a play with the Gelli plate and the lovely elephant stencils from GiogioCraft.
"I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you. I love you not only for what you’ve made of yourself, but for what you’re making of me. I love you for the part of me that you bring out." Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Hope you have a great day xxx
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This week I was delighted to receive my parcel from GiogioCraft in Sardinia in a record time of four days. Her packaging is always beautiful with handmade tags and wrappings.
I was even more delighted to have been sent a sample of one of her new stencils. Unlike usual stencils there is fine detail etched into the Mylar which is fantastic for gel printing. I haven't seen this before and would be interested if you have seen anything similar.
I tried with ink but found I had most success with acrylic paint. I like Golden Open paints for gel printing. They are expensive but a little goes a long way and I find I get fewer mishaps. There's nothing worse than doing several layers of printing to spoil it all with the last layer.
I started fairly simply using just the mask.
I tend to use three or four colours, working from light to dark, and I love using Payne's grey for the final layer. I also just like using the ghost prints.
Then I added in a little background texture using a Stamperia mould as a texture plate.
I think this one is my favourite.
The stencil was comparable to using a real leaf with the advantage of being able to use it several times and rigid enough to line it up for over layering.
I'm looking forward to seeing developments with etched stencils. Do let me know if you have come across stencils like these before. I am already imagining the possibilities.
Thank you for taking the time to stop by.
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Today I'm sharing a card using one of the new stencils by Giogiocraft of 20th Century icons.
The background was an old gelli plate mop up sheet.
Audrey Hepburn was a remarkable woman, remembered not only for her work in film and fashion but also for her humanitarian work with UNICEF. A great example to all of those in their golden decade.
Wishing you a fabulous day wherever you are xxx
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Today I'm sharing the prints from the fourth week of the @Gelliarts #marchprintingchallenge on Instagram. Timewise and inspiration-wise it's been a bit more of a challenge but glad I have persevered.
Here's week 4:
22. sunshine
23. rain
24. moon
25.sparkle - hope you can see the sparkle and iridescence
26. fruits
27. vegetables - really struggled with this and resorted to printing with veggies onto the plate
28. favourite colour - turquoise, red and white is my favourite colour combination
...and so just a few days to go. It's been fun and pushed my creativity a little at times, but that's what it's all about...isn't it?
Thank you for taking the time to look. Have a lovely week xxx
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Today I'm sharing the prints from the second week of the @Gelliarts #marchprintingchallenge on Instagram. I'm really enjoying it as it's getting me to delve into my stencil stash and be a bit creative.
Here's week 2:
8. water
9. desert
10. mountains
11. beach
12. sky
14. happiness is...
My favourite this week? Has to be the galaxy. Which is yours? It's never too late to join in.
Thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a lovely week xx
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I do find that if I can do something creative each day, however small, it does lift the spirits. Not always possible of course, but that's one reason why I have joined the @Gelliarts #marchprintingchallenge on Instagram. The joy of monoprinting with a gel plate is that it can be quite a quick process and you soon end up with a lot of prints. I've mainly used Golden open acrylic paints as they are slow drying and a little paint goes a long way.
Here's the first week:
1. flowers
2. circles
3. rainbow
4. hearts
5. feathers
6. letters
7. numbers
Do you have a favourite? Maybe the letters for me, street art inspired.
It's not too late to join in!
Have a lovely week and thank you for stopping by xxx
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I have finally come to the end of the challenge for October set by Kim Herringe for those who have taken her online monoprinting workshop. I'm pretty impressed I did a print for each day and I now have a stack of prints which can become cards and backgrounds for other projects.
22. Circle
23. Moon
24. Bicycle
25. Music
26. Treat
27. Feather
28. Shoes
29. River
30. Cat
31. Pencil
I've certainly learnt a lot more about how the layers interact and how the different paints behave. I've also discovered a new love...Payne's grey...how did I ever live without it?!
Thank you for taking time to stop by. Hope you have a lovely week xxx
